Subject: RE: new Training Tracker Tool - TRIWEAVER Thanks!
Training load is expressed in Triweaver as best pace percentages dependent on the sport. For running it's using percentage of VO2 where VO2 is calculate from the best 5k+ run, for biking FTP, and for swimming percentage of best 200 time. All personal bests are culled on a rolling three month basis from actual data, encouraging athletes naturally to test often, in a "use it or lose it" fashion. I tried out several different formulas simultaneously over months before settling on these, as they "felt" like the truest representation of threshold after experimentation.
Triweaver is also unique in that planned workouts are created in percentages of your bests, such as 10 minutes at 75%, and then when it's time to do it! your actual personal bests are used to calculate what that means in terms of actual pace. This way, coaches and athletes can re-use workouts over time and they will automatically adjust to the athletes current ability.
I've been using triweaver myself for training for about six months and I've found it strikes the right balance in terms of challenge and fairness to keep up with a given plan, and I've also seen positive results, in that I've gotten better across the board and I'm not over fatigued nor injured. My sincere hope is that everyone finds the same results and does so for FREE, as I have. There's simply no need to continue paying hundreds of dollars a year for the competition! |